You've got all these knockoff masks coming in. They're not very good, claiming to be N95 and they're not. So having some benchmarks is a step in the right direction, this is desperately needed because people have no guidance at all right now.

Donald Milton

The first iteration may not be where are you want it to be, but it's a step in the right direction to have some quality levels here, i would like to see a level three on the higher end.

It gives people information to make decisions on what they want, and what level of protection they feel they need.

The best vaccine against fear is knowledge and empowering people to take care of themselves, why wearing a mask is important is because it blocks the aerosols at their source, when it is easy to block them.